Barry Mitchell was a champion of water conservation. He also, along with his dad, published the Alberta Fishing Guide. The pond at Heritage Ranch is named after Barry.
I rode through Heritage Ranch on my bike this morning and I wondered if the pond had been stocked. I was pleasantly surprised that over 2000 rainbows were indeed stocked in the pond. I took a walk down to the pond this afternoon and I smiled when I saw lots of families and fly fishers out trying to catch the stocked rainbows. I also saw one family hook a carry over rainbow that was close to 15 inches. It went home for supper!
Mitchell Pond takes about 15-20 minutes to walk to. There are washrooms, benches and picnic tables around the lake. It is perfect place for a family adventure. All you need is a few of your favourite micro leeches suspended about 3 feet below a bobber. My grandkids use spinning rods, a bobber and a micro leech or two.
Give it a try, you will be glad you did!
No comments:
Post a Comment